Heinrich Haberland

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Heinrich Theodor Wilhelm Albert Haberland (born July 18, 1818 in Braunschweig , † December 2, 1907 in Sondershausen ) was a Prussian major general .

Origin and family

He was the son of the Brunswick major Karl Haberland († March 12, 1869 in Brunswick) and his wife Wilhelmine, née Grassendorf.

Haberland was married to Helene, née Löbbecke. The two children Marie (born December 4, 1849 in Braunschweig) and Max (born June 5, 1856 in Braunschweig) resulted from the marriage.

Military career

Haberland attended the cadet institute in his hometown from May 1835 . On April 23, 1836, he was transferred to the infantry regiment of the armed forces of the Duchy of Braunschweig as a porter chief and promoted to second lieutenant on April 20, 1837 . Since September 29, 1841 he was Premier Lieutenant and Adjutant of the 2nd Battalion. In 1848 Haberland took part in the battle at Bilschau during the war against Denmark and on April 3, 1849 came as a captain to the 3rd Battalion. On March 18, 1850, he was given the command of the 2nd Landwehr Battalion and on August 5, 1852 he became company commander in the Fusilier Leib Battalion (first of the 1st and then of the 2nd company). On March 21, he became a major and a regular staff officer . He became commander of the Landwehr battalion on April 24, 1865, on October 3, 1867, commander of the 1st battalion of the Duke Braunschweig Infantry Regiment No. 92 and on July 11, 1868, commander of the Fusilier-Leib battalion.

On April 6, 1870, Haberland was officially given command of the Ducal Braunschweig Infantry Regiment No. 92, which he had been entrusted with as a lieutenant colonel since March 12, 1869 . On July 25, 1870 he was made a colonel and took part in the Franco-Prussian War with this force from 1870 to 1871 . In addition, he was entrusted with the leadership of the 39th Infantry Brigade from December 9th to January 1st. He led the troops in the battles of Vionville , Gravelotte , Noisseville , Le Mans and Vendôme, among others , and distinguished himself at the siege of Metz . His achievements were recognized by the award of both classes of the Iron Cross .

On March 24, 1873, Haberland resigned from his service in Brunswick, joined the Prussian Army on March 31, and was appointed as a colonel commander of the Lower Rhine Fusilier Regiment No. 39 with a patent from July 25, 1870 . Under position à la suite of this regiment he was commissioned on November 15, 1873 with the command of the 19th Infantry Brigade in Posen . On January 15, 1874, he was appointed commander of this brigade and on May 2, 1874 he was promoted to major general. Under the star ceremony for the Crown II. Class Haberland was board on March 11, 1876 to the disposition made and ended his military career.

On the occasion of the anniversary of the Battle of Vendôme, Emperor Wilhelm II awarded him the star of the Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd class with oak leaves, on December 16, 1895 . Haberland was also Commander First Class of the Order of Henry the Lion with Swords.

In his assessment of 1869, Colonel Graf von Görtz-Wrisberg wrote : Major Haberland has an appealing personality, a serious, energetic character, has good service knowledge, is calm and agile in commanding the battalion. He has a keen interest in the state, great eagerness to serve, knows how to gain authority and maintain discipline. He treats the subordinates seriously and appropriately and tries to work on the good spirits of the subordinates.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Günther Scheel: Haberland, Heinrich Theodor Wilhelm Albert. In: Horst-Rüdiger Jarck , Günter Scheel (ed.): Braunschweigisches Biographisches Lexikon - 19th and 20th centuries . Hahnsche Buchhandlung, Hannover 1996, ISBN 3-7752-5838-8 , p. 237 .
  2. ↑ a b Kortzfleisch: Haberland, Albert. In: History of the Braunschweig Infantry Regiment No. 92. Volume 2. From the establishment of the new troop corps in 1813 to the outbreak of war in 1870. p. 426.
personal data
SURNAME Haberland, Heinrich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Haberland, Heinrich Theodor Wilhelm Albert; Haberland, Albert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian major general
DATE OF BIRTH July 18, 1818
PLACE OF BIRTH Braunschweig
DATE OF DEATH December 2, 1907
Place of death Sondershausen